Box Hill School is an independent coeducational boarding and day school situated in the village of Mickleham

Mickleham

Mickleham may refer to:* Mickleham, Victoria, Australia* Mickleham, Surrey, England...

 near Dorking

Dorking

Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...

, Surrey

Surrey

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, England

England

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. The school has approximately 425 pupils aged 11–18, about a quarter of which are from overseas. The school has offered the International Baccalaureate

IB Diploma Programme

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 since September 2008.

Headmaster

Mark Eagers has been Headmaster since September 2002, taking over from Dr. Rodney Atwood.

History

Dalewood House, the main school building, was constructed in 1870 by Edward Gardner. In 1890 the house was sold to David Evans (the owner of the Oxford Street

Oxford Street

Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, United Kingdom. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, as well as its most dense, and currently has approximately 300 shops. The street was formerly part of the London-Oxford road which began at Newgate,...

 store DH Evans), on whose death it passed to his daughter Sarah Fosberry until 1939. The house was requisitioned by the Army

British Army

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 as the headquarters of the Pay Corps

Royal Army Pay Corps

The Royal Army Pay Corps was a former corps of the British Army responsible for administering all financial matters. It was amalgamated into the Adjutant General's Corps in 1992....

 during the Second World War

World War II

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. In 1951 the house was taken over and run as a school by two Australian sisters.

Founder

The school was founded in September 1959 by Roy McComish, a housemaster and art master at Gordonstoun School in Scotland

Scotland

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. It is one of the founding schools of the international Round Square association

Round Square

The Round Square Conference of Schools is a worldwide association of more than 80 schools that allows students to travel between schools,tour foreign countries, involve themselves in community service and discover cultures along the way.-History:...

.

Round Square IDEALS

The school was one of the founding members of the Round Square international association which has over eighty different schools all around the world. The school actively partakes in all the IDEALS of the Round Square, these are:

I- Internationalism
The school has students from all over the world and the school community in total speak around thirty different languages, the community is one of sheer diversity, and is made a much richer experience for the pupils that go there because of it.

D- Democracy
The school has a thriving and influential student council where the students of the school have a large say in the pastoral care they receive and the activities program that are run in the school.

E- Environmental concern
Much work is done on Box Hill

Box Hill, Surrey

Box Hill is a summit of the North Downs in Surrey, approximately south west of London. The hill takes its name from the ancient box woodland found on the steepest west-facing chalk slopes overlooking the River Mole. The western part of the hill is owned and managed by the National Trust, whilst...

 to help keep the area, classed as "an area of natural outstanding beauty", looking in such immaculate condition. The enthusiasm of the students at the school has resulted in the school having an amazing natural resource in Box Hill.

A- Adventure
The school organises expeditions on a yearly basis for years 7-9, these expeditions are a great opportunity for the students to express themselves and learn about the world they live in. The School is also a keen participant in The Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme with a very high percentage of each year completing gold, silver and bronze levels.

L- Leadership and Service
The school has its own student council that takes part in deciding the way the school is run, this results in a balanced environment which is perfect for both learning and enjoyment. As well as this the school has a Syndicate, or prefect system, in place encouraging students to take responsibility for the community they live in.

Thirds

Each student is assigned to a group or third for competitions in music, sports and various other events. There were originally three groups of pupils, then it went up to six to accommodate the larger school population but it was then reduced to 4 as a lack of students in each third was not justifiable. The best third is Olympians because they win everything The current thirds are:

1. Spartans
2. Olympians
3. Corinthians
4. Athenians

Performing arts

The Performing Arts are particularly strong at Box Hill School, especially since the completion of a purpose built Music School in November 2009.